ComponentEditor Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.ComponentModel

Assembly:

System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll

Source:

BaseComponentEditor.cs

Provides the base class for a custom component editor.

public ref class ComponentEditor abstract

public abstract class ComponentEditor

type ComponentEditor = class

Public MustInherit Class ComponentEditor

Inheritance

Object

ComponentEditor

Derived

System.Windows.Forms.Design.WindowsFormsComponentEditor

Examples

The following code example demonstrates an example ComponentEditor implementation.

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.Design;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

// This example demonstrates how to implement a component editor that hosts 
// component pages and associate it with a component. This example also 
// demonstrates how to implement a component page that provides a panel-based 
// control system and Help keyword support.
namespace ComponentEditorExample
{
    // The ExampleComponentEditor displays two ExampleComponentEditorPage pages.
    public class ExampleComponentEditor : System.Windows.Forms.Design.WindowsFormsComponentEditor
    {
        // This method override returns an type array containing the type of 
        // each component editor page to display.
        protected override Type[] GetComponentEditorPages()
        {
            return new Type[] { typeof(ExampleComponentEditorPage),
                                typeof(ExampleComponentEditorPage) };
        }

        // This method override returns the index of the page to display when the 
        // component editor is first displayed.
        protected override int GetInitialComponentEditorPageIndex()
        {
            return 1;
        }
    }

    // This example component editor page type provides an example 
    // ComponentEditorPage implementation.
    internal class ExampleComponentEditorPage : System.Windows.Forms.Design.ComponentEditorPage
    {
        Label l1;
        Button b1;
        PropertyGrid pg1;

        public ExampleComponentEditorPage()
        {
            // Initialize the page, which inherits from Panel, and its controls.
            this.Size = new Size(400, 250);
            this.Icon = new Icon("myicon.ico");
            this.Text = "Example Page";

            b1 = new Button();
            b1.Size = new Size(200, 20);
            b1.Location = new Point(200, 0);
            b1.Text = "Set a random background color";
            b1.Click += new EventHandler(this.randomBackColor);
            this.Controls.Add(b1);

            l1 = new Label();
            l1.Size = new Size(190, 20);
            l1.Location = new Point(4, 2);
            l1.Text = "Example Component Editor Page";
            this.Controls.Add(l1);

            pg1 = new PropertyGrid();
            pg1.Size = new Size(400, 280);
            pg1.Location = new Point(0, 30);
            this.Controls.Add(pg1);
        }

        // This method indicates that the Help button should be enabled for this 
        // component editor page.
        public override bool SupportsHelp()
        {
            return true;
        }

        // This method is called when the Help button for this component editor page is pressed.
        // This implementation uses the IHelpService to show the Help topic for a sample keyword.
        public override void ShowHelp()
        {
            // The GetSelectedComponent method of a ComponentEditorPage retrieves the
            // IComponent associated with the WindowsFormsComponentEditor.
            IComponent selectedComponent = this.GetSelectedComponent();

            // Retrieve the Site of the component, and return if null.
            ISite componentSite = selectedComponent.Site;
            if (componentSite == null)
                return;

            // Acquire the IHelpService to display a help topic using a indexed keyword lookup.
            IHelpService helpService = (IHelpService)componentSite.GetService(typeof(IHelpService));
            if (helpService != null)
                helpService.ShowHelpFromKeyword("System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox");
        }

        // The LoadComponent method is raised when the ComponentEditorPage is displayed.
        protected override void LoadComponent()
        {
            this.pg1.SelectedObject = this.Component;
        }

        // The SaveComponent method is raised when the WindowsFormsComponentEditor is closing 
        // or the current ComponentEditorPage is closing.
        protected override void SaveComponent()
        {
        }

        // If the associated component is a Control, this method sets the BackColor to a random color.
        // This method is invoked by the button on this ComponentEditorPage.
        private void randomBackColor(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Control).IsAssignableFrom(this.Component.GetType()))
            {
                // Sets the background color of the Control associated with the
                // WindowsFormsComponentEditor to a random color.
                Random rnd = new Random();
                ((System.Windows.Forms.Control)this.Component).BackColor =
                    Color.FromArgb(rnd.Next(255), rnd.Next(255), rnd.Next(255));
                pg1.Refresh();
            }
        }
    }

    // This example control is associated with the ExampleComponentEditor 
    // through the following EditorAttribute.
    [EditorAttribute(typeof(ExampleComponentEditor), typeof(ComponentEditor))]
    public class ExampleUserControl : System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
    {
    }
}

Remarks

A component editor is used to edit a component as a whole and can be used to implement a user interface similar to that of the property pages. You associate a component editor with a component by using the EditorAttribute attribute.

Notes to Implementers

When you inherit from this class, you must override the EditComponent(Object) method.

Constructors

ComponentEditor()

Initializes a new instance of the ComponentEditor class.

Methods

EditComponent(ITypeDescriptorContext, Object)	Edits the component and returns a value indicating whether the component was modified based upon a given context.
EditComponent(Object)	Edits the component and returns a value indicating whether the component was modified.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)